Micheal Cyprien was hired as the assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello in July of 2014.
Cyprien joined the UAM coaching staff following a three-year tenure as an assistant at Southeastern University, an NCAA Division I member of the Southland Conference. He was also a three-year letterwinner for the Lions, highlighted by a pair of Southland Conference championships.
During his time in Hammond, Louisiana, Cyprien helped coach three All-Southland players as well as an All-Louisiana and National Association Basketball Coaches Association All-District performer.
Cyprien began his collegiate coaching career in 2010 at Rogers State (Okla.) University where he helped the Hillcats to a 22-12 record, a No. 25 national ranking and a berth in the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship, where they advanced to the national quarterfinals. The Hillcats closed out the regular season winning 14 of their final 18 games, including wins over No. 10 Oklahoma Baptist and No. 12 Southern Nazarene over a five-day span.
He began his overall coaching career in Louisiana as he spent one season Hammond-based Shockas Boys and the Jefferson Playground All-Stars of the AAU.
Cyprien played in 47 games in his Southeastern career where he helped the Lions to a pair of Southland Conference championships and a berth in the 2005 NCAA Championships. Known as a defensive stopper, Cyprien played in 30 games and finished third on the team in steals as a junior. During his prep playing career, he was a three-year letterwinner and All-Orleans Parish selection at Cohen High School, where he averaged 14.8 points and five rebounds as a senior. He was a first-team All-District selection and team captain as a senior and was chosen to play for the Orleans Parish All-Star Team.
Cyprien graduated from Southeastern University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree specializing in industrial design.
